Seated figure of a dignitary, D. R. Congo, Sundi, Size: H: 20 cm (H: 7.9 inch), ID: 3041985

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Lot 448

85th Tribal Art Auction

Seated figure of a dignitary · D. R. Congo, Sundi · ID: 3041985

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Provenance

Philippe & Lisa Laeremans, Liège, Belgium

Size

H: 20 cm

H: 7.9 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, carrying a receptacle on the head, richly decorated with incised ornaments and with brass tags running around the rim, dam., cracks, small missing parts, base

Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 568

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